Supposing Him to be the Gardener

Sermons, from the Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania and the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York. Why call it Supposing Him to be the Gardener? Because Mary Magdalene, on the first Easter, was so distracted by her pain that she failed to notice the Divine in her midst. So do I. All the time. This title helps me remember that the Divine is everywhere--in the midst of deep pain as well as in profound joy. And everywhere in between.

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Forgiving isn’t erasing the fact, forgiving is releasing the pain. Proper 19 a September 13, 2020

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 Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. From the prayer that Jesus taught us, to the the gospel reading for...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

The Roots of our Faith Take Hold Proper 12a 2020

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+The Parable of the Mustard Seed gives us hope that even if our faith is TINY, it’s enough...no heavy lifting,  our wavering puny faith can ...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

Sometimes We're Wheat, Sometimes We're Weeds Proper 11 Yr A St James, Titusville Holloway Chapel, Holloway by the Bay Canada

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+Some days we're wheat, some days we're weeds. Today our Gospel is the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds. Parables are confusing be...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

Proper 8A Here I Am St Philip's Bflo Online June 28, 2020

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Here I Am. These are the three words of hope I find in this very disturbing story from Genesis. Let me get a couple of things said right of...
Sunday, May 3, 2020

Pandemic Prayers Part 1

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At the beginning of this time of physical separation I started writing thoughts, prayers, meditations, laments, joys, hopes and posting them...
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The Rev'd Canon Cathy Dempesy-Sims
I am an Episcopal Priest who serves the Diocese of Western New York as the Canon for Connections (Canon to the Ordinary). I was widowed in November 2017. My wife and I had been married two months shy of 5 years. For years "Pete" had horses and then she added donkeys and then she added goats. And always, always there were dogs. IN the late summer of 2018 I am working toward inventing a new life for myself. One thing will not change: my love for preaching, my love for helping people makes sense of what is by hearing what was in a new way. Especially at this time in my life, I welcome your prayers for me, for my son Patrick and for my dogs (who are my faithful companions) Louie and Purnie (short for Calpurnia) . Supposing Him to be the Gardener is a shout out to Mary Magdalene, my hero.
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